Roosevelt says Wall Street backed 1904 bid on railroad issue
Wharton Barker testified before the senate interstate commerce committee that a New York financier told him Roosevelt secured Wall Street support in 1904 by a railroad bargain. Barker alleged a $1,000,000 fund aided Aldrich plan and named no sources, while Roosevelt dismissed the charges as nonsense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Wall Street
New York
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wharton Harker
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Alton B. Parker
EB. H. Harriman
Barker
Aldrich
Ter. Warburton
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Broadway
Harriman
Parker
Mr. Barker
Congress
Turker
Knox
Cortelyou
Root
Wharton Barker
Bedlam
Private offer to buy U S warships in cash
Washington private individual submits a cash offer of 8 million for the battleships diona Iowa and Massccusetts and protected cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis. The ships saw action at Santiago. The proposal comes from a single buyer, not a syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Washington
Navy Department
Thediona
Iowa
Massccusetts
Columbia
Minneapolis
Santiago
Ambassador Dudley Dles Dies in Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore report says Dudley Irving Dudley United States ambassador to Brazil and ex judge of San Diego died suddenly at Johns Hopkins Hospital. His wife was a patient in the same hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Dles
Baltimore
Irving] Dudley
United States
Wostrazil
City Court
San Diego
Cal
Johus Hopkins Hospital
Sale of Abdul Hamid Ho Jewels Listed in Paris Auction
In Paris the former sultan Abdul Hamid Ho jewels were auctioned at Geese Petit on the Seine street. The first day’s total reached about 530 455 dollars as bids opened for the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Abdul Hamid Ho
Sur- Key
Wis
Geese Petit
Llue de Seze
Witness Testifies Patterson Wife Fatal Shooting In Denver
Francis J. Easton testified he saw a man strike a woman, then shoot her, near a sanitarium in Denver as part of the Patterson murder case. Letters from Patterson to his wife, written in 1919, were admitted showing remorse for injuring her arm and berating her conduct. The defense called Easton as a key witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Patterson
Charles A. Patterson
Gertrude Gibson Patters
Hilton
Francis J. Easton
Minenapolis
Tacoma
Mulford Wins Vanderbilt Cup At Savannah In Lozier
Ralph K. Mulford driving a Lozier captured the Vanderbilt Cup at Savannah covering 281.5 miles in 236 minutes at 74.63 mph. Ralph de Palma finished second in a Mercedes with Spencer Wishart third in another Mercedes. Harry Grant, Lesla Disbrow, and BE. M. WW were among the other finishers. The Savannah challenge cup race and the Tieteman trophy races were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lozier
Savannah
Fia
Ralph K. Mulford
Ralph de Palma
America
Mulford
Spencer Wishart
Mercedes
Harry Grant
BE. H. Parker
Lesla Disbrow
Army Desertions Drop Advancing Strength Sets 87245
Adjutant General Ainsworth reports to the secretary of war that total fighting strength is 82633 enlisted and 4612 officers, including Philippine scouts and hospital corps. The army shows a net increase of 385 officers and 63 enlisted men in the past year, with desertions down by about 50 percent over the last two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
Ainsworth
United States Army
Secretary of War
Philippine Scouts
Hospital Corps
Adjutant General
Mrs Pankhurst Speech Drowned by Crowds in Wall Street
In New York five thousand messenger boys and brokers crowded the J P Morgan & Co offices to drown Emmeline Pankhurst’s Wall Street address. She spoke for fifteen minutes before surrendering the unequal struggle as jeers and cheers filled Broad and Wall Streets. The crowd then swarmed the car, stripping its flags and creating a passable lane for the vehicle to depart.
Beattie Buried After Murder Suicide Grave Service
Henry Clay Beattie Jr is buried beside the grave of his wife whom he killed on July 18. A brief service followed a sunrise burial at the residence with the funeral held beside the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie Suried
Richmond
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Missouri Supreme Court Cuts Harvester Fee In Half
The Missouri Supreme Court reduced the Harvester Company's fee from 50000 to 25000 dollars. Justice Graves and Justice Woodson dissented.
Cardinals Created in Papal Consistory in Vatican
The pope elevated Archbishops Farley O Connell and Falconio along with thirteen others to cardinalate in a Vatican consistory. The ceremony in the Sala Regia featured scarlet mantles and the traditional hood, with the new cardinals kneeling and kissing the pope’s hand before receiving their red hats.
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Farley
O'Connell and
Falconio
Vatican
John [Farley
New York
William O'Connell
Boston
Diomede Falconio
United States
Sala Regia
Pontim
Church
Caudatorii
Sacred College
Mrs Vermilya Held After Poisoning Inquest
Mrs Louise Vermilya remains jailed in the county hospital as a coroner jury binds her to the grand jury on charges of poisoning Arthur F Bissonnette of the Twenty second Street station. Illness prevented her from attending the inquest. Arsenic in viscera found. Richard T Smith and Frank Brimerkamp also died from poisoning. Exact quantities to be kept secret until trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borgia Ln
Chicago
Louise Vermilya
Folceman
Arthur F. Bissonnette
Twenty-Second Street
Vermilya
Davies
Acquit Woman of Murder in New York Trial
Mrs Francis OShaughnessy was acquitted on two murder counts after a two hour jury deliberation. In Marysville Ohio Miss Alice Fairbanks a relative of former Vice President Fairbanks killed herself with poison at her mother's home near Chickery, the motive unclear.
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New York
Francis O'Shaughnessy
Fairbanks
Marysville
Ohio
Alice Fairbanks
Indianapoli
Matilda Fairbanks
Chickery
Chinese Rebels Seize Peking After Fierce Street Battle
Peking Nanking fell to rebels after three days of brutal fighting in which 700 imperialists and 500 revolutionaries died. Rebels hoisted the revolutionary banner over public buildings as loyal troops were driven from the city gates. Casualties totaled 2,800 in soldiers and civilian volunteers. Foreign warships withdrew while US Navy Rear Admiral Murdock prepared Marines from Shanghai to the Saratoga. French troops in Peking were increased to 1,200. Wu Chang surrendered to imperial forces and negotiators discussed government changes.
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Peking
Nanking
Revolutionary Navy
Shia Kwan
Joseph
Murdock
Shanghai
United States
Saratoga
Wu Chang
Fong Kwo Chang
Hankaw
Han- Yang
Judge White Denies Packers Stay for Sherman Act Plea
In Washington Chief Justice White refused a stay of the Chicago criminal trial for the beef packers. He urged filing the habeas corpus plea before the full Supreme Court and set December 4 for a hearing of that issue with the trial still scheduled in Chicago. Attorneys warned of possible further delay while awaiting the high court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
John Miller
White
Supreme Court
Three tar men go to jail in Mary Chamberlain attack
Lincoln Center Kansas Judge Grover sentences E G Clark Jay Fitzwater Watson Scranton and Ed Ricord to one year each for confessing involvement in the tar attack on Mary Chamberlain the Beverly schoolteacher in May. Sherrill Clark John Schmidt are found guilty of assault and battery while A N Simms is acquitted. Clark and Schmidt sentence pending new trial motion.
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Kansans
Lincoln Center
Kan
Grover
E. G. Clark
Jay Fitzwater
Watson Scranton
Ricord
Mary Chamberlain
Beverly
Sherrill Clark
John Schmidt
A. N. Simms
Clark
Schmidt
Simms
Fisher urges regulation to foster power monopolies
Secretary Walter L. Fisher told the national waterways commission that the government should not block combinations in water power development. He argued for strong federal regulation to protect the public interest while ensuring investors receive a large enough return to attract capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fisher
Washington
Walter L. Fisher
Secretary of the Interior
National Waterways Commission
Train plunge kills thirty after bridge collapse in France
A passenger train on the French State railway plunged from a weakened bridge at Montreuil Ballay into the Thouet river, likely killing about thirty of roughly 100 aboard as floods swelled the stream. The Augers to Poltiers run was halted by the disaster.
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Saumur
Fance
Montreuil-Ballay
Thonet
Augers
Poltiers
Thouet
Spanish Students Strike Across Spain Over Barcelona Demo
Spanish colleges and higher schools declare a general strike in protest of government suppression of a proposed medical student demonstration in Barcelona. The action aims to express disapproval and unite students nationwide in Madrid and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Govermucht
Barcelona
Cunard Buys Major stake in Anchor Line
London report confirms Cunard Steamship company has acquired a large interest in the Anchor line. Management for Anchor Line will remain unchanged under the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Steamship Gambine
London
T the Cunard Steamship Company
Anchor
When Your Back Is Lame Doan's Kidney Pills
An advertisement claims backache signals kidney trouble and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as the best remedy. Mrs. John A. Link of Bucyrus Ohio testifies relief after doctors failed, stating no kidney trouble in three years. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets it.
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Dean
John A. Link
Terry St
Bucyrus
Doan
Allstores
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Summer Compliments Exchange Amid Playful Banter
In a lighthearted moment the Elephant compliments a cool drink with an elegant threat while the Giraffe responds with praise and a playful wish for a breezy, well fitting skin. The dialogue revels in whimsy and vivid animal personae.
Baby eczema and boils cured by Cuticura remedies
A mother's account of her three week old son developing eczema and later boils during teething. After dropping the doctor, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting dramatic improvement and eventual complete healing by age two. The letter includes a free sample offer and a vignette about a boy and marbles ending with a mothball twist.
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Mary W. Ramsey
B. Jackson St
Colorado Springs
Cal
Boston
Nothing to Write About Church Meeting Fizzled
A new Western paper reporter sent to cover a church meeting returns with a dull story. The meeting ends in a fist fight between the minister and the deacon, and no church business is conducted.
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Saturday Evening Post
Well Known Marine Artist Origin Story and Diphtheria Note
The passage riffs on a famous marine artist once a farmer’s boy and questions talent development, mentions unfair play with a quarterback condemning foul tactics, and a referee scene about a blocked kick. It ends with a note on sore throat remedies and a jab about Hamlins Wizard.
Country's Safeguard And Belief In Help From God
Quote laden reflection on national safety and personal resilience. The passage asserts that houses of a nation protect safety and thrift and notes the equal weight of faith in divine aid and daily hope, comparing belief to sunrise. It reads like a moral exhortation from J. G. Holland.
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J. G. Holland
Christmas Post Cards Free Offer From Topeka Club
An advertisement for free Christmas post cards from the Art Post Card Club in Topeka Kansas promotes five samples of Gold Embossed designs. It urges readers to join and provides a contact name Ti Jackson St. The page also contains miscellaneous quotes and product lines including a teething syrup and assorted proverbs.
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Art Post Card Club
Ti Jackson St
Topeka
Kensag
Capital Card Co
Dept. 26
Kons
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